How do the students at top sports obsessed schools get it done?

[Anonymous]

Oh wow I thought your questions was going to be about how student athletes balance academics and sports commitments, not how fans do it 🤣. I can’t think of why it would be difficult to balance the hardest of academics plus watching some football or basketball games 🙄.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your HS son doesn't have enough time to catch a weekly basketball or football game?

That is kind of sad. Sounds like a recipe for burnout. Everyone needs to have some downtime.

My kid went to Notre Dame and the game days there would be all day affair. Of course, you could choose to skip the tailgating. My younger one would probably only go to the game because she isn't much of a drinker.

[Anonymous]

There’s a lot of time during the day, in between classes, to get work done. And plenty of weekday nights when there are no games to go watch. And lots of non-game time on the weekends, too.

Bottom line: Going to home games at your college (and watching away games on TV - often together with friends or at a hangout on campus) just isn’t that time-consuming.

Btw, we visited Duke last March and the campus sports bar was packed with kids watching an early round tournament game. It was a fun scene, including an outdoor TV tucked under the BC walkway with tons of chairs packed in. Yes, some kids had their laptops open and were doing a bit of multitasking. (I saw a guy working on a slide deck and someone else researching and booking a flight.) But the vibes were great - kids coming together to watch and cheer for the team.

[Anonymous]

My kid is at Michigan and went to all the home football games. They've been to some hockey games. We have been encouraging basketball, but they don't really like it too much. First, home games for football aren't every weekend and they are just Saturday. A lot of kids stay in Friday night before and get work done. Second, rarely anyone goes to all the games. It's all about balance. These schools are considered work hard/play hard for a reason. My DC is in a tough pre-health major, so they don't go out as much as friends with less demanding classes, but it can still be done. This semester, my kid basically has all of Friday free, so it's a great time to get work done and leaves Thursday as an option to go out instead of another night.

Are there kids who don't prioritize academics enough and struggle? sure. Does your kid have to be mindful about how they use their time? Of course. It's not for everyone, but my kid has been learning how to balance a lot for years and they are having a great college experience.

[Anonymous]

I went to Duke. Classes were canceled when there were big games

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The one that brought it to mind for me is Duke, but I’m sure Michigan and many others could be like this - how does these students that are taking serious course loads at hard schools go to so many football and basketball games, party and such? I have trouble imagining it for my high schooler, and he’s not doing college work.

Are you serious?

People don’t need to work 24/7. You’re very weird.

[Anonymous]

agree as long as kids aren’t bing drinking or partying excessively around the games it’s just another on campus event

[Anonymous]

binge

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The one that brought it to mind for me is Duke, but I’m sure Michigan and many others could be like this - how does these students that are taking serious course loads at hard schools go to so many football and basketball games, party and such? I have trouble imagining it for my high schooler, and he’s not doing college work.

A football game is 3 hours, usually on a saturday midday, which means the tailgates start around 8 in the morning, later for games that start later. There are usually around 7 home games each year. So you are talking about taking 40 hours out of a fall to blow off some steam. Basketball games are usually under 2 hours and don't have the same tailgating culture.

[Anonymous]

The whole question is utterly ridiculous. The are not robots on an assembly line. Do you not have a job and a social life? What’s life for? I work to live not live to work.

[Anonymous]

Really, who the heck goes to all these football and basketball games, it's so cringe to be this sports obsessed. I just don't get it, there's nothing more to life? It's an unhealthy US obsession.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Really, who the heck goes to all these football and basketball games, it's so cringe to be this sports obsessed. I just don't get it, there's nothing more to life? It's an unhealthy US obsession.

Oh FFS. The rest of the world is obsessed with soccer/football. So get off your high horse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really, who the heck goes to all these football and basketball games, it's so cringe to be this sports obsessed. I just don't get it, there's nothing more to life? It's an unhealthy US obsession.

Oh FFS. The rest of the world is obsessed with soccer/football. So get off your high horse.

It's just so basic, our poor kids are brainwashed to like these two sports, but who really cares, it's so tiresome generally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh wow I thought your questions was going to be about how student athletes balance academics and sports commitments, not how fans do it 🤣. I can’t think of why it would be difficult to balance the hardest of academics plus watching some football or basketball games 🙄.

mom of 3-D1 athletes cracking up over here!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it’s basically just another campus event at these top schools, albeit a rich part of the fabric at a school the caliber and prestige of duke. And these kids at Duke look like nice responsible kids and don’t look like they are binge drinking and pre gaming for hours like at most of the Big 10 or SEC schools. They look sober and like they are enjoying themselves respectfully and immensely

lol